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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2017 Mar 17;62(7):1713–1720. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4493-2

Table 3.

EUS Criteria for Chronic Pancreatitis and Histological Correlates 6,17

EUS Criteria Histologic Correlate

Parenchymal freatures

 Hyperechoic foci Focal Fibrosis

 Hyperechoic strands Bridging Fibrosis

 Lobular contour Interlobular Fibrosis

 Cysts Cyst/pseudocyst

Ductal Features

 Main duct dilation (mm) >3 head, > 2 body, >1 tail

 Duct irregularity Focal dilation/narrowing

 Hyperechoic margins Periductal Fibrosis

 Visible side branches Side branch dilation

 Stones Calcified stones